Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

J. G. UHLBIN. NoN--RBFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIOATIONTILED 00T.23, 1906.

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JOHN OOPLEY UHLEIN, OF WATERTOWN', NEW YORK.

NGN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed October Z3, 1906. Serial No. 340, 201- To a/ZZ whom t nea/y concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN COPLEY UI-ILEIN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in non-refillable bottles; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and efficient device of this nature so constructed that it will be impossible to refill the bottle when the contents thereof has been emptied therefrom.

More specifically, the present invention comprises a bottle having a neck with a tapering portion adjacent to the body part of the bottle and forming a valve-seat for a hollow conical valve, the lower end of which is recessed to form a contact-surface against which the liquid flows to unseat the valve as the bottle is turned from a perpendicular to a horizontal position or inverted and in the provision of a series of disks of any suitable material which are spaced apart and held within the neck of the bottle and provided with apertures which are out of registration, thereby rendering it impossible for a wire or other object to be inserted through the holes for the purpose of tampering with the valve, while above the disks are open-ended tubes, which are seated in cement, thereby securely anchoring the same within the neck and Vthrough which tubes the liquid may be dispensed from the bottle.

My invention comprises various details of construction and arrangements of parts7 which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a bottle, showing the features of my .invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective'view of the invention, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the valve.

the same spaced apart.

Reference now being had 'to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a bottle having a neck B, with a contracted tapering portion B where it oins the bottle, the inner tapering surface of said neck serving as a valve-seat for the valve D, which is made of any suitable material and is preferably hollow truncated conical-shaped and conforming to the taper of the wall of said neck. The lower end of the valve is recessed out, as at D, forming an increased contact-surface, against which the liquid in the bottle may flow to cause the valve to unseat.

E, F, and G designate, respectively, three disks. (Shown clearly in section in Fig. l and in perspective view in Fig. 3.) Each of said disks is provided with a scalloped or cut away portion H, said disks in the drawings showing three of said scallops, although l do not restrict myself to any particular number, and each disk has a central angular outlined aperture adapted to receive a rod H of corremay be prevented from changing their relative positions. Said rod has a head H2, upon which the lower disk rests, and washers I are interposed between the various disks to hold A pin 7L is passed through an aperture in the rod H and bears against the upper surface of the upper disk, thereby holding the pin in place. It will be observed that the various cut-away portions H in the disks are positioned upon said rod with said cut-away portions out of registration with .one another, thereby making it impossible for a person to insert an instrument through the openings for thepurpose of tampering with the valve below, Said valve is provided with a pin d, projecting from the upper surface of the bottom thereof and eX- tends beyond the upper marginal edge of said valve and is designed to contact with the head of said rod H when the bottle is inverted orinclined in a position necessary to dispense liquid therefrom.

A cork J is inserted within the neck of the bottle, and its inner movement is limited by the outer end of the rod H holding the same ,a short distance above the upper disk, `and said cork is provided with apertures toreceive the open-ended glass tubes K, two of which are shown in the drawings as passing through the apertures in said cork and also passing through a disk N, provided lwith twoapertures and which is positionedadjacent to the upper ends ofthe tubes. A cement ,sponding angular outline, whereby the disks IOO IIO

filling Q is placed within the neck of the bottle and surrounds said tubes, thereby securely anchoring the same within the neck of the bottle and holding the disks below in place. A cork R is inserted in the upper end of the neck of thebottle and its inner movement is limited by said disk N. If preferred, however, the cork R may be dispensed with and the tubes may extend to the end of the neck and about which a filling of cement may be placed in which individual corks may be inserted.

When it is desired to pour liquid from the bottle, the cork is first removed from the end of the neck of the bottle, and as the latter is turned from a vertical to a horizontal or inverted position the liquid Within the bottle owing against the valve D will cause the same to unseat and will then flow through the various apertures of the disks and through the tubes. ln the event of it being attempted to refill the bottle any liquid which might be poured through the tubes in passing through the various apertures of the disks will come in contact with the valve and cause the same to seat. In the event of any attempt to lill the bottle when inverted by forcing the yliquid in this will cause the valve to rise with the liquid either when put in under pressure or otherwise, the valve being made of such a material as will readily float, and as the valve comes in contact with the seat liquid willbe prevented from entering the bottle. f

Vhat I claim is'- l. A non-refillable bottle having a neck with a contracted portion forming a valveseat, a hollow conical-shaped valve therefor, a series of independent apertured disks spaced apart and having recesses, which are out of'registration with one another, in the edges thereof, an angled rod, separate from the disks, and passing through the apertures therein and serving to hold said disks so that the recesses therein will be out of registration with one another an apertured cork mounted in said neck and in contact with the outer end of said rod and spaced apart from the outer of said disks, a plurality of open-ended tubes passing through the apertures in said cork, and means for securing the tubes within the neck of the bottle, as set forth.

2. A non-refillable bottle having a neck with a contracted portion forming a valveseat, a hollow conical-shaped valve therefor, a series of independent apertured disks spaced apart and having recesses in the edges thereof, an angled rod separate from the disks, and passing. through the apertures therein and serving to hold the disks so that the recesses therein will'be out of registration with one another, and a plurality of openended tubes mounted within the neck of the bottle, and means for holding said tubes in place, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN COPLEY UHLEIN. Witnesses:

ROBERT LANSING, FREDERICK M, BOYER. 

